Drapery hook



ings, while Patented Oct. 17, 1 950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DRAPERY Patricia N. Beevor, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application December 24, 1948, Serial No. 67,161

This invention relates to a drapery hook and has for an object to provide a novel and improved article for, more particularly, hanging drapes that are provided with French pleats orsimilar gathers to support the heading of said drapes so they remain erect.

The headings of draperies and similar hangincorporating stiffening material, after some use, have a tendency to sag or fall forward. This is particularly so when, to obtain proper floor clearance, the hooks are inserted in the lower part of the heading, leaving the upper part unsupported and subject to sag. A series of triple folds, known as French pleats, will render a drapery heading so heavy that, unless suitably supported, the same will have a strong tendency to fall forward.

Accordingly, another object of the present in vention, is to provide a clasp type of draper hook of such length that the same efiectively engages "and supports the heading to obviate sagging thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a drapery hook that is particularly adapted for hanging draperies that are provided with French pleats.

The invention also has for its objects to provide such means that are positive in operations, convenient in use, easily installed in a working position and easily disconnected therefrom, economical of manufacture, relatively simple, and of general superiority and serviceability.

The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novel combinations and arrangements of parts, which will more fully appear in the course of the following description. However, the drawings merely show and the following description merely describes one embodiment of the present invention, which is given by way of illustration or example only.

In the drawings, like reference characters designate similar parts in the several views.

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a drapery hook according to the present invention showing the same in use.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a front view.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan sectional view as taken on line 48 of Fig. 3.

In the drawing, a conventional curtain or drapery-hanging rod is shown at 5 and a conventional drape at 6. The latter has a heading I that is formed by folding over the upper part of the drape to provide a fold 8. The drape thus provided has a series of French pleats 9.

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2 Claims. (01. 24-86) That embodiment of the invention which is illustrated in the drawing comprises a drapery hook that is formed of a single length of spring Wire to have, generally, a rod-engaging portion In and a drape-engaging portion II.

The rod-engagingportion I0 is formed with a loop I2 for hooking engagement over rod 5, with a rear, downwardly directed end I3, and with a front, downwardly directed leg I4. In practice, leg I4 is made to be longer than end iii, the latter being of a length to insure non-displacement of portion II] from rod 5.

The drape-engaging portion I I is formed with a leg I5 that extends upwardly, from an integral loop I6 at the end of leg I4, to a point I1 considerably above loop I2. While loop I6 may be bent forward thereby positioning leg I5 in front of leg I4, it is preferred that the same be bent laterally to bring leg I5 along side of leg Hi and thereby attain a more compact arrangement bringing leg I5 closer to the rod on which the hook is hung. From point H, which is formed as a forward loop, the portion I I is provided with a downwardly extending leg I8 that has a pointed end I9 whereby said leg I8 comprises a pin adapted to penetrate the drapery material.

Adjacent to loop I6, but somewhat thereabove, leg I5 has integrally embodied therein a clasp 20- for releasable engagement with pin leg I8 adjacent its pointed end. said clasp is formed by a pair of forwardly directed curved portions 2| that, at their ends, are connected by a loop 22. The portions 2| and loop 22 are integral continuations of leg I5, the lower portion 2| being bent from the portion of leg I5 that extends upwardly from loop I6 and the upper portion 2i being bent from the longer downwardly extending upper portion of said leg.

In practice, with pin leg I8 removed from clasp 2!], said leg, from the top down, is passed through at least two spaced points of fold 8 preferably rearward of a French pleat 9. The pointed end I9 of said leg is then engaged with. said clasp. A drapery hook issimilarly applied rearward of each pleat and when so provided with hooks, the drape is ready for hanging on rod 5. It will be seen that the heading 1 is effectively stiffened by legs I5 and I8 to obviate forward sagging of said heading, and also that fold I is confined between said latter legs to insure against droop of the heading.

While the invention that has been illustrated and described is now regarded as the preferred embodiment, the construction is, of course, subject to modifications Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. it is therefore not desired to restrict the invention to the particular form of construction illustrated and described, but to cover all modifications that may fall within the scope of the appended claims,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: l. A drapery hook formed of a single length of wire and comprising a pair of legs arranged in vertical side-by-side contiguous relationship, an integral loop connecting the lower ends of said legs, the upper end of one leg being provided with a rearwardly bent support-engaging portion, the upper end of the other leg being provided with a forwardly bent loop, a draperyengaging pin leg terminating in a sharpened point and extending downwardly from said forwardly bent loop and in parallel forwardly spaced relationship to said other leg, said sharpened point terminating above the mentioned lower loop and protected from snagging on the drapery by said latter loop, and a clasp for said pin leg adjacent its point and formed of forwardly directed curved portions of one of said contiguous legs. 2. A drapery hook formed of a single length of wire and comprising a pair of legs arranged in vertical side-by-side contiguous relationship, an integral loop connecting the lower ends of said legs, the upper end of one leg being pro- 4 vided with a rearwardly bent support-engaging portion, the upper end of the other leg being provided with a forwardly bent loop, a draperyengaging pin leg terminating in a sharpened point and extending downwardly from said forwardly bent loop and in parallel forwardly spaced relationship to said other leg, said sharpened point terminating above the mentioned lower loop and protected from snagging on the drapery by said latter loop, and a clasp for said pin leg adjacent its point and formed of forwardly directed curved portions of that leg from which the pin leg is spaced.

PATRICIA N. BEEVOR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 360,555 Berbecker Apr. 5, 1887 1,820,997 Yeidel Sept. 1, 1931 2,106,438 Schwartz Jan. 25, 1938 FOREEGN PATENTS Number Country Date 29,387 Great Britain of 1913 

